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KathyMChandler

@kathymchandler.bsky.social
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Lecturer in TEL@LancasterUni | Visiting fellow @IETatOU | Equity and care in digital education | Quaker

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Jan McArthur @janmcarthur.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Thrilled to announce that my PhD student, Darren Cogavin, passed his PhD viva yesterday. Darren is a member of @edreslancaster.bsky.social: Doctoral Programme in Education & Social Justice. Many thanks to the engaged examiners: @brettbligh.bsky.social & Spyros Themelis.
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Jan McArthur @janmcarthur.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
New occasional series: HE Provocations. 1st one - assessment in 2050. Have we achieved assessment for social justice? janmcarthur.com/posts/5949-t...
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janmcarthur.com - Thinking about assessment in 2050
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KathyMChandler @kathymchandler.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Many congratulations to Chitra and to her supervisor @janmcarthur.bsky.social .
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KathyMChandler @kathymchandler.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I'm looking forward to seeing everyone!
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Jan McArthur @janmcarthur.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Really looking forward to this talk and the discussion to follow. You can join by Teams or in person if you are near Oxford.
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Paul Ashwin @paulashwin.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Interested in studying a fully online, part-time PhD in higher education? I'll be hosting an applicant webinar from 9:00-10:00 (UK time) Wednesday 25th March: www.lancaster.ac.uk/social-sciences/events/phd-heree-applicant-webinar-25th-march-2026-higher-education-research-evaluation-and-enhancement/
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PhD HEREE Applicant Webinar - 25th March 2026 Higher Education: Research Evaluation and Enhancement, Wednesday 25 March, 9:00am - Lancaster University
Interested in applying for our fully online PhD Higher Education: Research Evaluation and Enhancement in October 2026? Join one of our monthly online webinars. You will have the opportunity to hear mo...
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Paul Ashwin @paulashwin.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
I have written @hepi-news.bsky.social blog that attempts to outline the central argument of our new book "Realising the Educational Potential of Mass Higher Education": www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/02/13/r...
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Realising the educational potential of mass higher education - HEPI
This blog was kindly authored by Paul Ashwin, Lancaster University. It is based on a new Open Access book Realising the Educational Potential of Mass Higher Education which was written by an internati...
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Paul Ashwin @paulashwin.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Interested in studying a fully online, part-time PhD in higher education? I will be hosting an applicant webinar for our HEREE programme from 17:00-18:00 (UK time) on Thursday 26th February: www.lancaster.ac.uk/social-scien...
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PhD HEREE Applicant Webinar - 26th February 2026 Higher Education: Research Evaluation and Enhancement, Thursday 26 February, 5:00pm - Lancaster University
Interested in applying for our fully online PhD Higher Education: Research Evaluation and Enhancement in October 2026? Join one of our monthly online webinars. You will have the opportunity to hear mo...
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Paul Ashwin @paulashwin.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Interested in studying a fully online, part-time PhD in higher education? I will be hosting an applicant webinar for our HEREE programme from 13:00-14:00 (UK time) on Monday 26th January: www.lancaster.ac.uk/social-scien...
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PhD HEREE Applicant Webinar - 26th January 2026 Higher Education: Research Evaluation and Enhancement, Monday 26 January, 1:00pm - Lancaster University
Interested in applying for our fully online PhD Higher Education: Research Evaluation and Enhancement in October 2026? Join one of our monthly online webinars. You will have the opportunity to hear mo...
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Institute of Educational Technology @ietatou.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Exciting news! We’ve just launched a brand-new suite of short #CPD courses. Explore key topics shaping the future of education. See next posts👇 📚 20 hours | 🌐 Fully online | 🎓 Includes a digital badge upon completion
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Dr. Gustavo Espinoza-Ramos @tavoer8.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Applying #UDL principles when developing learning environments for independent study to enhance agency by @nbridgeman.bsky.social #SocMedHE25
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KathyMChandler @kathymchandler.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Great presentation about the use of a WhatsApp group for a supportive community of practice at #SocMedHE25 from @debbaff.bsky.social @suebecks.bsky.social , Suzanne Faulkner and Dawne Irving-Bell.
Suzanne Faulkner,Deb Baff, Sue Beckenham and Dawne Irving-Bell speaking in a conference session with a slide in the background.
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KathyMChandler @kathymchandler.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Great presentation from Joel Gray about SoTL podcasts at #SocMedHE25. Check out joel-sotl-media.com
Joel Gray speaking with a slide showing the 'SoTL staircase' in the background.
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KathyMChandler @kathymchandler.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Thank you @tavoer8.bsky.social. It was great to share my research at #SocMedHE25 yesterday.
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Jan McArthur @janmcarthur.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Today I am giving a keynote on Assessment for Social Justice in Theory and Practice for scholars in Chile committed to more inclusive higher education. eduinclusiva.cl?p=14220
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EduInclusiva inaugurará su 3ª Escuela de Primavera 2025 con foco en evaluación inclusiva en contextos universitarios – Educación Inclusiva
“Hacia una evaluación inclusiva: Diversificación y Equidad en la Formación Docente” se titula la 3ª versión de la Escuela de Primavera, actividad organizada por el Centro de Investigación para la Educación Inclusiva y la Escuela de Pedagogía (EPE) de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (PUCV), instancia que contará con reconocidos expositores nacionales e internacionales, especialistas en evaluación en educación, quienes ofrecerán conferencias y presentaciones que abordarán estos temas desde perspectivas teóricas, prácticas y de investigación aplicada.
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KathyMChandler @kathymchandler.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
It was great to see you at #SocMedHE25 today @oliviakellyou.bsky.social
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KathyMChandler @kathymchandler.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
##SocMedHE25 @andytattersall.bsky.social keynote is sharing what universities are doing in terms of social presence and it's not all good!
Speaker with slide #academic twitter is dead
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KathyMChandler @kathymchandler.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
#SocMedHE25 The platforms academics are using today.
Poll result with LinkedIn and BlueSky top
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Paul Ashwin @paulashwin.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
I was delighted to receive my Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE) fellowship at the recent @srhe.bsky.social Annual Conference, particularly as part of such an impressive group of new fellows.
Photo of Paul Ashwin receiving his Society for Research into Higher Education Fellowship Photo of group of new Society for Research into Higher Education Fellows
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Carolyn Jackson @carolynjackson.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
👇 a piece that @mvanhoutte.bsky.social and I wrote for @theconversation.com. It's based on our analysis of PISA data from England & Flanders, published in @berj-2025.bsky.social. Below we've connected our work to the Curriculum & Assessment Review led by @beckyfrancis.bsky.social. shorturl.at/7pHms
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High-stakes tests are common in England’s schools – and they’re linked to a fear of failure
In England, where high-stakes testing is common, students’ fear of failure is higher.
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Paul Ashwin @paulashwin.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
A @hepi-news.bsky.social blog on why the TEF will collapse under the weight of OfS & @departmentforedu.bsky.social plans. The points I raise are well known to those who understand the measurement of HE educational quality. Why are OfS/DfE so deteremined to press ahead? www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/11/30/w...
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WEEKEND READING: Three reasons why the TEF will collapse under the weight of OfS  and DfE expectations - HEPI
This blog was kindly authored by Paul Ashwin, Professor of Higher Education, Lancaster University. The Office for Students (OfS) and the Department of Education (DfE) have big plans to make the TEF mu...
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Paul Ashwin @paulashwin.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Interested in studying a fully online, part-time PhD in higher education? I will be hosting an applicant webinar for our HEREE programme from 9:00am to 10:00am (UK time) on Tuesday 16 December 2025 www.lancaster.ac.uk/social-scien...
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PhD Higher Education: Research Evaluation and Enhancement Applicant Webinar - 16th December 2025, Tuesday 16 December, 9:00am - Lancaster University
Interested in applying for our fully online PhD Higher Education: Research Evaluation and Enhancement in October 2026? Join one of our monthly online webinars. You will have the opportunity to hear mo...
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Paul Ashwin @paulashwin.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
I am delighted that the third edition of Reflective Teaching in Higher Education has now been published. It's a privilege to work with such a brilliant international team of co-authors. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/reflectiv...
Cover of the third edition of reflective teaching
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KathyMChandler @kathymchandler.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Are you studying for a doctorate at a UK university via a programme that is wholly or mostly online? If so, please take part in an anonymous, 10 min survey about the impacts of online doctoral study on wellbeing and share the link lancasteruni.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_....
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Online doctoral researchers' wellbeing survey
The most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today.
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Social Media for Learning in Higher Education Conference @socmedhe.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
We're very happy to share the conference programme - you can view the range of exciting topics we'll be discussing here: socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/07/16/p... If you would like to join us on Dec 16th in Lancaster, registration is open - *closes 5th Dec*: socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/10/03/r...
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#SocMedHE25
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KathyMChandler @kathymchandler.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
The programme for the #SocMedHE25 conference at Lancaster University on Tuesday 16 December 2025 is now available. socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/07/16/p.... Register by 5 Dec registration.lancaster.ac.uk/Registration...
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Programme
Please note that the programme is provisional and may be subject to minor changes before the conference.Programme outline: TimeDurationTitle09:0030-minRegistration09:3015-minWelcome and housekeepin…
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Carolyn Jackson @carolynjackson.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Free online seminar – all welcome. Corridor Cultures: Transforming school cultures of gender and sexuality in partnership with students, teachers, and school leaders. Dr Victoria Rawlings, University of Sydney. Wednesday 26th November, 4.30-6pm (UK time).
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Corridor Cultures: Transforming school cultures of gender and sexuality in partnership with students, teachers, and school leaders, Wednesday 26 November, 4:30pm - Lancaster University
'Corridor Cultures: Transforming school cultures of gender and sexuality in partnership with students, teachers, and school leaders'. Dr Victoria Rawlings, University of Sydney. Free online seminar. ...
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
After living through the Nazi & atomic bomb eras, Tove Jansson writings would often encompass fearful ideas about loss of a familiar world. However she would balance this with characters who encompassed #kindness & #community, even in the darkest times #WomensArt #WorldKindnessDay
Illustration in black and white of a hippo like creature, walking upright through stormy weather with eyes shut
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Jonathan Vincent @jmvincent.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Delighted to have this paper out in Disability & Society on autistic students' & graduates' experiences of negotiating diagnoses / identities whilst at university. Important insights for other autistic ppl at uni + staff and peers. It's #openaccess via link: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Screenshot of paper in Disability and Society. Title: Diagnosis and distinction: understanding autistic identity construction in university students and graduates through the tactics of intersubjectivity
Author: Jonathan Vincent
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Carolyn Jackson @carolynjackson.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Here's a piece by Emily Gray and me in University World News about our recent article on university staff experiences of gender-related violence in Australia and England: www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto... There's a link in the piece to the full article, which is available open access.
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Gender-related campus violence is a problem for staff too
Research on sexual violence in universities tends to focus on students, but a study across two countries – England and Australia – shows that staf...
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Richard Budd @ddubdrahcir.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Was part of a panel with @rhordosy.bsky.social , @mannymadriaga.bsky.social and @soniailie.bsky.social as @srhe.bsky.social network convenors talking about wider widening participation dynamics for Cambridge Faculty of Education's new THRiVE research group. www.educ.cam.ac.uk/research/gro... 1/2
Rita Hordósy, Manny Madriaga, Sonia Ilie and Richard Budd in formal attire.
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Paul Ashwin @paulashwin.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Really enjoyed contributing to the @wonkhe.bsky.social Festival of HE panel on knowledge & skills with Gemma Marsh, Tony Moss and @debbiemcvitty.bsky.social. Heartened by the panel's shared pragmatic commitment to making education meaningfully accessible to a diverse a range of students.
Photo of the four members of the panel
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Paul Ashwin @paulashwin.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
We're looking for a Lecturer in Technology Enhanced Learning to contribute to our PhD in E-Research and TEL for 12 months. Please share: hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
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Job Opportunity at Lancaster University: Lecturer in Technology Enhanced Learning
Lecturer in Technology Enhanced Learning in the School of Social Sciences, Lancaster University (Temporary one-year post).The School of Social Sciences seeks to appoint a full-time Lecturer in Technol...
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Carolyn Jackson @carolynjackson.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Great to see my article with Emily M. Gray is now published open access.
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Gender-related violence in Australian and UK universities
We analyse interview data from two projects undertaken in Australia and England to explore gender-related violence (GRV) and its impact on university staff. This focus is novel and important as mos...
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Richard Budd @ddubdrahcir.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
I took a deeper look at the HEPI/Kaplan Soft Power "Index". To me what it isn't saying - what is effectively being taken for granted - is far more important and interesting than what it purportedly tells us (which is of very little real value). ddubdrahcir.wordpress.com/2025/11/05/s...
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Soft Power Rankings? What the…?
World leading, or not…? Something caught my eye online recently – the publication of the “HEPI/Kaplan Soft Power Index” (LINK). I clicked on it out of curiosity and almost instantly wished I …
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Paul Ashwin @paulashwin.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Delighted my article 'The definition of educational quality in a quasi-marketised HE system: stumbling towards a knowledge crisis' is now published open access www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... & even happier it's part of a brilliant special issue edited by @jo-annebaird.bsky.social & Gemma Moss
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The definition of educational quality in a quasi-marketised higher education system: stumbling towards a knowledge crisis
In this article, I examine the definition of educational quality in the English higher education system. I examine three phases in the measurement of educational quality, each prompted by the repor...
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KathyMChandler @kathymchandler.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
I'm looking forward to being part of a panel at the launch event of the Language Education Technology Research Group tomorrow. The Future of Technology in Language Education Wednesday 29 October, 2025 13:30-15:00 www.lancaster.ac.uk/confucius-in...
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The Future of Technology in Language Education, Wednesday 29 October, 1:30pm - Lancaster University
All welcome to join 'The Future of Technology in Language Education' event. This event will launch the Language Education Technology Research Group.
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Paul Ashwin @paulashwin.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
There is still time to register for this applicant webinar this Thursday for our part-time fully online PhD in Higher Education. I look forward to seeing you there.
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Paul Ashwin @paulashwin.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
me, @profstevenjones.bsky.social and others on the dangers of the Skills White Paper proposals for measuring and assuring the quality of education offered by HE institutions: www.timeshighereducation.com/news/risk-st...
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Risk of ‘standardisation’ as ministers mull progression measures
Universities would look to ‘game’ new metric for testing learning gain, critics warn, with external examination defended as ‘best we’ve got’
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Social Media for Learning in Higher Education Conference @socmedhe.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Thinking about submitting an abstract to #SocMedHE25? There is time - we have extended the deadline by one week, to 31st October. Thanks to everyone who has submitted so far, and looking forward to reading your abstracts! More info and how to submit here: socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/07/16/c...
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Call for session proposals
*Deadline extended: the call for session proposals will now close at the end of Friday, 31st October*This year, we are delighted to host the 11th international Social Media for Learning in Higher E…
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Mieke Van Houtte @mvanhoutte.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
🎓 New publication alert 📢 Open access in British Educational Research Journal: "System failure? Exploring the interplay of fear of failure, competition, cooperation and sense of belonging in education in England and Flanders" with @carolynjackson.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/berj...
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<em>British Educational Research Journal</em> | BERA Journal | Wiley Online Library
Fear of failure is damaging in a host of ways yet is rife in many schools. Drawing on self-worth theory, we explore whether fear of academic failure is higher in education systems with features that ...
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KathyMChandler @kathymchandler.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Very much looking forward to this keynote.
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Paul Ashwin @paulashwin.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Quoted as questioning “the wisdom of positioning a direct link between HE and the labour market,” over which HE has no control; instead universities "offer students... ways of engaging with the world that allow them to make use of the knowledge they’ve studied, to engage with the world in a new way"
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Paul Ashwin @paulashwin.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Interested in studying a fully online, part-time PhD in higher education? I will be hosting an applicant webinar for our HEREE programme from 13.00-14.00 (UK time) on Thurs 30th October on Zoom. Register here: www.lancaster.ac.uk/social-scien...
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PhD Higher Education: Research Evaluation and Enhancement Applicant Webinar - 30th October 2025, Thursday 30 October, 1:00pm - Lancaster University
Interested in applying for our fully online PhD Higher Education: Research Evaluation and Enhancement in October 2026? Join one of our monthly online webinars. You will have the opportunity to hear mo...
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Social Media for Learning in Higher Education Conference @socmedhe.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Registration for #SocMedHE25 is now open! The early bird rate is £95, available until 31st October, before the standard rate of £105. We hope to see you in Lancaster! Start your registration here: socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/10/03/r...
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Registration
Booking to attend the conference is now open! The delegate rate to attend the conference is £95 early bird (until 31st October), or £105 standard rate after that. Please use the following link to r…
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Katy Jordan @katyjordan.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
The call for abstracts for sessions at this year's #socmedhe25 conference is out now! Me and @kathymchandler.bsky.social look forward to seeing you in Lancaster in December :-)
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Social Media for Learning in Higher Education Conference @socmedhe.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
This year, #socmedhe25 will be coming to Lancaster University, on 16th December! The call for papers/session proposals is now open at socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/07/16/c... - please submit abstracts by *24th October* Hope you can join us - see you in December!
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Call for session proposals
This year, we are delighted to host the 11th international Social Media for Learning in Higher Education conference at Lancaster University, co-chaired by Dr Katy Jordan and Dr Kathy Chandler. The …
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Paul Ashwin @paulashwin.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
A @wonkhe.bsky.social blog on the OfS idea to link tuition fees to TEF results. It's unworkable as it was when it was first muted 10 years ago. It suggests that the OfS doesn't understand how the TEF works or the impact on the sector of making such ill-founded suggestions wonkhe.com/blogs/back-t...
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Back to the future for the TEF? Back to school for OfS?
OfS is again flirting with the idea of linking tuition fees to TEF outcomes – a proposal that, as Paul Ashwin argues, is as unworkable now as it was a decade ago. OfS is again flirting with the idea o...
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AzumahCarol @azumahcarol.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
@beranews.bsky.social @markrpriestley.bsky.social @cpaucl.bsky.social @timeshighered.bsky.social @oulibrary.bsky.social @welspraxis.bsky.social @kathyhibbert.bsky.social @kathymchandler.bsky.social Your ideas are welcome.
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Educational Research@Lancaster Uni @edreslancaster.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
@brettbligh.bsky.social, the Programme Director, will be hosting a webinar re our mainly online, part-time PhD in TEL between 5pm-6pm on 29/7 via Zoom. If you'd like to take this opportunity to find out more about our programme, please register to join, the link is below.
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